Hurricane of 1938

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1930

Walter J. Wohlenberg (1888-1956) appointed a Sterling Professor, the most prestigious professorship at Yale, the first Engineering Faculty so honored. His research on combustion and heat transfer lead to new methods of furnace design.

Robert E. Doherty (1885-1950) appointed Professor of Electrical Engineering, appointed first Dean of the Engineering School in 1932. Appointed President of Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1936.

1932

The Corporation formed a School of Engineering as the administrative body to oversee six Engineering Departments. The degrees awarded upon completion of the curricular requirements were the B.A. and B.S. from Yale College, the B.S. from The Sheffield School or The School of Engineering. In 1936 the degree granted by the School of Engineering became the bachelor of engineering (B.E.).

1936

Five undergraduate engineering curricula; Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Metallurgical, in the Engineering School, were accredited by the recently formed Engineering Council on Professional Development (ECPD). Yale was amongst the first group of institutions to have its curricula so accredited.

Professor Dudley appointed Dean of the School of Engineering.

1937

Professor Hardy Cross (1885-1951) of Civil Engineering was awarded the Wason Medal of the American Concrete Institute and the Norman Medal of the American Society of Civil Engineers.